Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — 1861-66 Issue, cont. (Scott 69-78)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2189
12c Black (69). Choice centering with top left corner selvage, tied by target and "Nashville Ten. Oct. 25" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover with part-printed address, 1863 docketing on back, cover refolded, small flaws in selvage only, few short perfs at bottom right, still appears Very Fine, perforated 1861 stamps are almost never seen on cover with the corner selvage still intact
E. 300-400
160
2190
12c Black (69). Tied by magenta quartered cork, matching "Hartford Ct. Apr. 3" (1868) circular datestamp on cover with American Emigrant Co.'s illustrated corner card and printed address to Liverpool, England, red New York and Liverpool transits, stamp with tiny tear at top right, appears Extremely Fine, an uncommonly beautiful example of a relatively common use, ex Judd and Cole, with 2005 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
300
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12c Black (69). Two singles, tied by light strike of Illinois circular datestamp on buff 1865 cover to Livorno, Italy, magenta manuscript "18" credit, transit and receiving backstamps, red boxed "PD" handstamp, right stamp light corner crease at top right, some slight wear, still Very Fine use overpaying the 21c French Mail rate, ex Vogel
E. 300-400
0
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24c Red Lilac (70). Bright shade, used with horizontal strip of three 3c Rose (65), tied by "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 12" double-circle datestamp on cover to Zurich, Switzerland, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid 7 Dec. 17" credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" datestamp also ties strip, blue German transit handstamp at left, fresh and Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
500
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24c Steel Blue (70b). Incredibly well-centered, tied by well-struck large Boston "Paid" grid cancel, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid Feb. 19" credit datestamp on cover to Esk Park, Scotland, transit backstamp, Extremely Fine, a choice cover with the scarce 24c Steel Blue, with 1983 P.F. certificate
E. 750-1,000
900
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24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Choice centering and margins, intense shade, cancelled by grid and tied by "Albany N.Y. Apr. 8" circular datestamp on 1862 cover to Norwich, England, red "Paid" and "19" credit handstamp, 1862 docketing, Extremely Fine, signed Ashbrook, with 1983 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
3,750
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30c Orange (71). Well-centered horizontal pair, used with 24c Red Lilac (70), tied by grid cancels, "Exeter N.H. Feb. 1, 1863" circular datestamp on "Collector's Office, U.S. Internal Revenue" corner card cover to Deputy Collector in Wolfborough, cover with sealed tear thru datestamp and 24c with couple nibbed perfs at bottom right, otherwise Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
250
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30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown (76) and 10c Yellow Green (68), tied by segmented cork cancels, "Washington D.C. Apr. 18" circular datestamp on 1866 cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, red New York and London transit markings, "24" credit handstamp, 5c with diagonal crease and cover missing part of backflap, otherwise Very Fine cover sent by British Mail via London, ex Gibson
E. 750-1,000
750
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30c Orange (71). Vertical strip of three, tied by cork cancel and "Phila Pa. May 30" circular datestamps on buff cover to Montevideo, Uruguay, red "48" credit handstamp, London and red Calais transit datestamps with red "P.P." in circle, Uruguay Jul. 10 receiving handstamp, cover slightly reduced at left and with edge faults incl. a tear at bottom, Fine, a scarce cover paying the double 45c British and French mail rate to Uruguay, ex Dupuy
E. 500-750
650
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30c Orange (71). Bright color, tied by perfect strike of Star in Circle fancy cancel, red "New York Paid 12 Apr. 23" credit datestamp on 1864 folded cover to Paris, France, French transits and framed "P.D" handstamp, horizontal file fold well clear of stamp, Very Fine and choice double-rate use
E. 300-400
2,000
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30c Orange (71). Bright color, used with 12c Black (69), tied by quartered cork cancels, "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 4" double-circle datestamp on orange 1868 cover to Genoa, Italy, light strike of red New York credit circular datestamp, blue Calais transit also ties 30c, embossed design at left for an Italian fraternal society, other appropriate markings, 30c few short perfs at upper right, still Very Fine and colorful use
E. 300-400
160
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30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69), s.e. at right, tied by bold "Foxborough Mass. Apr. 21" circular datestamp on 1863 cover to Geneva, Switzerland, Boston transit and Geneva receiving backstamps among others, original enclosure included, cover with small piece missing from top right from opening, Fine
E. 400-500
225
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30c Orange (71). Radiant color, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by quartered cork cancels, "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 18" double-circle datestamp on buff 1866 cover to Lucerne, Switzerland, red "12" credit handstamp, appropriate transits, Very Fine
E. 300-400
160
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30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69), tied by blue grid cancel and matching "Cincinnati O. Jan. 18" circular datestamp on small 1864 cover addressed in blue to Florence, Italy, red "New York Paid 36 Jan. 23" credit datestamp, red Calais transit and boxed "P.D." handstamp, various backstamps, Very Fine, an exceptionally beautiful cover with the 30c plus 12c franking for the 42c double French Mail rate to Italy
E. 500-750
650
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30c Orange (71). Vibrant color, used with 15c Black (77), tied by grid cancels, "Salem Mass. Jul. 19" circular datestamp on blue cover with printed address to Zanzibar, East Coast of Africa, printed route directive "Via Marseilles" and "Care Adumally Sultanally, Esq., Merchant, Aden, Arabia", red "Boston Am. Pkt. 24 Paid 20 Jul." (1866) credit datestamp, red London Paid transit, red crayon "1" British Colonial credit, Aden receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at left, part of address strengthened, Very Fine appearance, an attractive cover from the Goodhue correspondence, the 15c and 30c stamps pay the 45c British Mail via Marseilles rate for a letter up to a half-ounce, the addressee, Albert P. Goodhue, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts, he is probably related to Benjamin Goodhue, who served in the state senate from 1784-89 and then as Massachusetts representative in the first U.S. congress, Benjamin was a commercial merchant instrumental in establishing many of this country's revenue laws, and his son, Jonathan, was a prominent commercial merchant, ex Gibson, No. 7 in census published in Chronicle 234
E. 1,000-1,500
1,800
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30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by target and small "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 20" circular datestamp on 1866 overall illustrated cover to Geneva, Switzerland, advertisement for Kline's Emporium and mentioning postage stamps, red "N.York Br. Pkt. Paid Mar. ?" circular datestamp, red "12" credit handstamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, transit and receiving backstampsVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE USE OF AN EARLY STAMP DEALER'S ADVERTISING COVER TO SWITZERLAND.
According to research by the late Steven R. Belasco, Kline's Emporium was run by John W. Klein (spelling differs from how it is printed on the cover). Under the name A.C. Klein, he published the first stamp catalogue in the United States in 1862.
Ex Sevenoaks and Belasco
E. 2,000-3,000
3,250
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2c Black (73). Well-centered, tied by New York 4-point Star in Circle fancy cancel on "The Great American Tea Company" overall illustrated advertising cover showing Chinese tortures to Hurly N.Y., Reagles & Co. imprint, Very Fine, a striking advertising cover, with 2002 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
550
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2c Black (73). Tied by 4-point Star in Circle fancy cancel, "New York City Aug. 16" circular datestamp on hand-crafted Union Patriotic cover with glued-on eagle, American flags and small cut-out busts, addressed locally, Very Fine, extremely unusual, with 2007 A.P.S. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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2c Black (73). used with 1c Blue (63), both tied by blue Circle of Diamonds cancel with matching "Chicago Ill. Mar. 5, 1864" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Winona Minn., Very Fine
E. 150-200
160
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2c Black (73). S.e. at right, used with 1c Blue (63), target cancels, "Omaha City Neb. Feb. 8, 1864" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Middleburg Vt., two "Due 6" handstamps, Very Fine
E. 200-300
225
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2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65) and 10c Green (68), two singles of each, tied by crossroads cancels, "New Orleans Jan. 5" circular datestamp on 1868 legal-size cover to Natchez Miss., right 10c stamp with defective corner, couple other minor stamp flaws, Fine and appearing and colorful franking for 10-times the 3c rate, ex Russo, with 1979 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
150
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2c Black (73). Horizontal pair used with two singles of 3c Rose (65), tied by blue "Paid" straightline cancel, red "No Andover Depot, Mass. Feb. 16, 1867" double-line circular datestamp on Wool Machinery and Card Clothing corner card cover to Lanark, Canada West, Feb. 21 receiving backstamp, Very Fine
E. 300-400
160
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2c Black (73). Used with 10c Yellow Green (68) and 3c Rose (65), tied by grid cancels, red "New York Paid 12 Aug. 18" credit datestamp on small 1863 cover to Paris, France, various transits, fresh and Very Fine, colorful use
E. 300-400
200
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2c Black (73). S.e. at right, tied by well-struck circle of wedges cancel on blue folded "New York Produce Exchange Reporter and Prices Current" dated Saturday, Dec. 2, 1865, to Cadiz, Spain, Gomez correspondence, endorsed "pr City of London" at upper left and carried on that Inman line's steamer which departed New York Dec. 2 and arrived Liverpool Dec. 13, red "4" reales credit handstamp, receiving backstamp, light file folds well away from stamp, Fine, scarce and attractive circular rate use to Spain
E. 400-500
375
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2c Black (73). Used with two 3c Rose (65) and horizontal pair and single of 10c Green (68), cancelled by targets and large "Portland Me. Dec. 28, 1866" double-circle datestamps on orange cover to Srendburg, Denmark, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid ?" circular datestamp and also red "18" in circle handstamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, missing most of top flap, some overall soiling and wear, stamps with few flaws, still Fine and unusual franking
E. 300-400
160
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2c Black, Vertical Half Used as 1c (73d). Right half with an additional full stamp at left, tied by indistinct blue cancel, matching "Sugar Run Pa. Feb. 12" double-circle datestamp on cover to Laporte Pa., 1866 docketing at left, original contents accompany, full stamp with crease and cover with small nick at bottom right, Fine and scarce, signed by Bartels in 1937 and with 1980 P.F. certificate
2,000
1,200
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5c Red Brown (75). Well-centered and rich color, tied by unusual circular grid cancel, "Nobleston Pa. 11 28" circular datestamp with date in pencil on blue cover to "Consul de France" in New Orleans, blue Dec. 1 New Orleans receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at bottom and part of bottom flap missing, otherwise Very Fine, an unusual use overpaying the 3c rate, given the amount of French mail from New Orleans that used 5c 1856-1861 stamps, the sender may have had a supply of that stamp and used it on domestic mail during his travels outside New Orleans
E. 200-300
160
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5c Brown (76). Used with 10c Green (68), both tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Starburst cancel with lightly struck red New York 12c credit datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red French transit and boxed "P.D.", Paris receiving backstamp, Very Fine
E. 200-300
160
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15c Black (77). Intense shade, used with horizontal pair of 3c Rose (65) and tied by large segmented cork cancels, red "New York Paid Apr. 1?" credit datestamp on buff 1867 cover to Malaga, Spain, red French transits incl. boxed "P.D." handstamp, Spanish red "4R" due handstamp, receiving backstamp, minor edgewear, 3c small corner creases, Fine, unusual combination of stamps paying the 21c rate to Spain via French Mail, ex Vogel
E. 500-750
250
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15c Black (77). Single uses on three separate covers, incl. 1867 from Boston to Paris, France, and forwarded back to Boston, depreciated currency markings, 1867 cover to Paris, France, then forwarded to Lucerne, Switzerland, and forwarded again to Paris, wide range of appropriate markings, finally 1867 cover to Paris, France, and forwarded to Lucerne, Switzerland sent via Philadelphia exchange office; some cover wear, Fine group, ex Vogel
E. 500-750
500
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24c Lilac (78). Rich color, tied by circle of V's cancel, red "New York Paid All Mar. 10" circular datestamp on blue 1869 folded cover to Cadiz, Spain, Gomez correspondence, sender's directive "Java", red "London Paid" transit datestamp, red "PD" in oval handstamp, "2d" credit handstamp overstruck by "A" handstamp with matching Cadiz oval receiving datestamp, minor edgewear and small tear at top, some slight toning around perfs from gum, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce franking overpaying by 2c the 22c rate by British Mail via France, the "A" handstamp is very unusual
E. 750-1,000
0
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24c Lilac (78). Intense shade and impression, tied by segmented cork cancel, red "New York Paid 18 Dec. 17" credit datestamp on blue 1867 folded cover to Cadiz, Spain, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 19 Dec. 17" credit datestamp, sender's directive "pr China" and carried on that Cunarder which departed New York Dec. 18 and arrived Queenstown Dec. 27, blue Calais transit, red boxed "PD" and "8R" handstamps, slight toning around a few perfs, light corner crease at top right, still Very Fine, scarce use overpaying the 21c British Open Mail rate via France, unusual combination of 18c and 19c credit markings
E. 400-500
425
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24c Lilac (78). Horizontal strip of three, deep shade, tied by target cancels and "San Jose Cal. Dec. 31, '64" double-circle datestamp on cover to Bombay, India, sender's directive "Via Marseilles" and apparently franked to pay the double (72c) rate for Bremen-Hamburg mail via Marseilles, red crayon "Paid 72" crossed out with magenta pen and matching "24" credit, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Jan. 20" circular datestamp, red London transit, "1" British colonial credit, red Bombay receiving backstamp (Mar. 14)VERY FINE AND RARE. AN OUTSTANDING USE OF A STRIP OF THREE OF THE 1861 24-CENT LILAC ON A COVER FROM CALIFORNIA TO BOMBAY VIA NEW YORK AND LONDON.
The 24c credit and New York datestamp indicate that despite the sender's payment and directive, the cover was sent by American packet via London.
Ex "Patrick Henry" collection. With 2012 P.F. certificate
E. 4,000-5,000
11,500
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